Edge binding for shoe uppers



March 29, 1938. H. MOORE, JR 2,112,706

EDGE BINDING'FOR SHOE UPPERS Filed Jan. 8, 1957' firuwaldflaw-b wz I Patented Mar. 29, 153 2 112 705.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,112,706 EDGE BINDING FOB. SHOE UPPERS Maynard Hale Moore, Jr., Everett, Mass. Application January 8, 1537, Serial No. 119,592

1 Claim. (Cl. 36-57) This invention relates to certain improvements the edges of the folded strip flush with one of the in ornamental binding for the edges of shoe upedges of the main strip, as shown in Fig. 1'. The

pers and more particularly to that type of bindfolded strip may be adhesively attached to the ing known as French 'cord, in which a strip of main strip, but attachment by stitches is conleather is stitched to the upper close to the-edge, sidered preferable, as it is less expensive. 5 with the grain side of the strip laid against the In attaching the combined strips to the edge grain side of the upper and their edges in coinportion of an upper section; as e, the folded strip cidence, the strip then being bent over the edge b is laid against the grain, or outer side of the of the upper and cemented to its inner side, with upper, so that the edges of the strips and upper the result that the effect, of a corded or beaded are approximately in coincidence, and the strips 10 edge is produced on the edge of the upper. are attached to the upper by a row of stitches The object of the present invention is to prowhich are placed close to the coincident edges of duce what may be termed a double French cord the strips, as shown in Fig. 2. The main strip edge, in that the effect of a double corded edge a is then folded over the edge of the upper and 16 may be produced in different colors, for the purpressed against and cemented to its flesh side, 16 pose of securing a novel and ornamental appearas shown in Fig. 3. a A quick setting adhesive may ance when a two color effect is desired. be employed in lieu of the stitches f, but the lat- I accomplish this object by producing a bindter are considered preferable. ing strip which comprises a main strip of leather In practice the main strip a and folded or sup- 20 or imitation leather of a width corresponding to plemental strip b will be made from leathers, or 20 that usually employed in providing an ordinary imitation leathers having their grain or outer French cord'edge, and by attaching, preferably surfaces finished in difierent colors and, when by stitching, a longitudinally folded strip of the operation is finished, the portion of the strip leather, or imitation leather, of a contrasting a, which extends over the edge of the upper, and

color, to the grain side of the main strip with the rounded, or beaded portion of the strip b, 25

the edges of the folded strip in coincidence with which. is folded about the. cord 0, will both be one edge of the main strip and then attaching visible and thereby an attractive ornamental efthe combined strips to the upper close to its edge fect is produced, the edge of the upper thu b by a row of stitches which are placed closely ading trimmed with two parallel strips of different jacent the edges of the two strips, the subsequent colored leather, as indicated in Fig. 4. 30 steps of operation being the same as with the The attaching operation is performed in the formation of the ordinary French cord binding. same way as the ordinary French. cord binding,

For a more complete disclosure of my inven Without increased labor cost, the only substantial tion reference is now made to the following speciincrease in cost being in the factory of the profication, in connection with the accompanying ducer of the binding. The binding may be em- 35 drawing in which: ployed in any edge portion of a shoe where a Fig. 1 is a combined cross-sectional and pertwo color, ornamental effect is desiredspective view of a binding strip embodying my I claim: invention. K In combination with the edge portion of a Y Fig. 2 is a similar view, illustrating a prelimioe uppe a b d ng strip comprising a main 40 nary t in th attaching operation, strip portion, and a relatively narrow supplemene tal strip portion folded along its middle longii tudinally with its finished side out and attached I l ig l is a s i v iew illustrating the outer side to the finished slde of main Strip with its f bindin stri whena plied edges in substantial coincidence with one edge 0 g p thereof, said supplemental strip being positioned {accordmg to my 9 I provlde a mam against the outer side of the upper with its edges stamp of leather P 1m1tat1n 1eather of in approximate coincidence with the edge thereof width corresponding t0 t Width of the 5 tnp and being attached .thereto by stitches which exusually employed in formlng a French cord bindtend through both portions f the binding strip, 50 ing, and a supplemental strip b, also of leather, said main strip being bent over the edge of the or imitation ath which is folded lengthwise upper and being secured to the inner side thereof, at its middle about a cord W ts grain so that both portions of the binding strip are finished side out, and is attached by stitches d' exposed. to the grain or finished side of the strip a with Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating the comple- 'MAYNARD HALE MOORE, JR. 55

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